Traffic & Transit
Man Critically Injured In Park Slope Hit-And-Run: NYPD
The man was crossing Fourth Avenue at Bergen Street on Thursday night when he was mowed down by a driver who then sped off, police said.
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A man is in critical condition after being mowed down in a Park Slope hit-and-run, police said.
On Thursday at about 8:51 p.m., the 44-year-old was crossing Fourth Avenue at Bergen Street when he was hit by the driver behind the wheel of a sedan, according to the NYPD.
First responders, who found the man lying in the street with head injuries, took him to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical condition as of Friday, police said.
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The driver, however, took off after hitting the pedestrian, according to the NYPD.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is still ongoing, police said on Friday.
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News of this accident comes after a weekend of fatal car accidents in New York City, where drivers killed four people, including a Holocaust survivor, a teenage girl and a Brooklyn mom.
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